2017 PokerStars Championship Panama

$25,500 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Panama

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$366,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,750
Prize Pool
$1,078,000
Entries
44
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Big Slick Does't Do the Trick for PokerStars Team Pro Igor Kurganov

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Igor Kurganov
Igor Kurganov

Leo Fernandez opened for 38,000 under the gun and Stephen Chidwick responded by moving all in for 470,000 from the button. The latest Team PokerStars Pro, Igor Kurganov, responded by calling off for 290,000 and Fernandez got out of the way.

Kurganov: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Chidwick: {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

It was a flip but Kurganov needed to improve to stay alive.

"Come on, big one," he said. The dealer did not oblige on the {j-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop.

The {2-Clubs} turn meant Kurganov needed either an ace or king on the river to stay alive, but it wasn't in the cards as the {5-Hearts} bricked on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
800,000 343,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
Busted

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